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  2. Types of tobacco - Wikipedia

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    The definition states that type 22 tobacco is a type of dark fire-cured tobacco, known as Eastern District fire-cured, produced principally in a section east of the Tennessee River in southern Kentucky and northern Tennessee. Most type 22 tobacco in northern Tennessee is grown in Robertson and Montgomery counties in Middle Tennessee.

  3. Cultivation of tobacco - Wikipedia

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    At the peak of global tobacco production, there were 20 million rural Chinese households producing tobacco on 2.1 million hectares of land. [12] The vast majority of tobacco production is intended for the national market. While it is the major crop for millions of Chinese farmers, growing tobacco is not as profitable as cotton or sugar cane.

  4. Nicotiana tabacum - Wikipedia

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    t. e. Nicotiana tabacum, or cultivated tobacco, is an annually grown herbaceous plant of the genus Nicotiana. N. tabacum is the most commonly grown species in the genus Nicotiana, as the plant's leaves are commercially harvested to be processed into tobacco for human use. The plant is tropical in origin, is commonly grown throughout the world ...

  5. Tobacco - Wikipedia

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    Tobacco use is a cause or risk factor for many deadly diseases, especially those affecting the heart, liver, and lungs [ 2] as well as many cancers. In 2008, the World Health Organization named tobacco use as the world's single greatest preventable cause of death. [ 3] In Minas Gerais, Brazil.

  6. Nicotiana rustica - Wikipedia

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    Nicotiana rustica. L. [ 1] Nicotiana rustica, commonly known as Aztec tobacco[ 2] or strong tobacco, [ 3] is a rainforest plant in the family Solanaceae native to South America. It is a very potent variety of tobacco, containing up to nine times more nicotine than common species of Nicotiana such as Nicotiana tabacum (common tobacco). [ 4]

  7. Perique - Wikipedia

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    Perique ( / pəˈriːk /) is a type of tobacco from Saint James Parish, Louisiana, known for its strong, powerful, and fruity aroma. When the Acadians made their way into this region in 1776, the Choctaw and Chickasaw tribes were cultivating a variety of tobacco with a distinctive flavor. A farmer named Pierre Chenet is credited with first ...

  8. Connecticut shade tobacco - Wikipedia

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    Connecticut shade tobacco. Connecticut shade tobacco is a tobacco grown under shade in the Connecticut River valley of Connecticut, Massachusetts, and southern Vermont. It is used primarily for binder and wrapper for premium cigars, and is prized for its color and quality, its subtle sweetness and elegant, refined flavor.

  9. Curing of tobacco - Wikipedia

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    The process will generally take about a week. This method produces tobacco that is high in sugar and has medium to high levels of nicotine. The Smith Tobacco Barn is an example of a traditional, flue-cured tobacco barn. [6] Flue-cured tobacco requires an estimated one tree per 300 cigarettes. [7]